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Value noncomplementarity and organizational commitment of engineers*
Author(s) -
Barth R. T.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.1973.tb01027.x
Subject(s) - socialization , organizational commitment , value (mathematics) , perception , psychology , social psychology , set (abstract data type) , organizational culture , public relations , political science , mathematics , computer science , statistics , neuroscience , programming language
Based on data obtained from 358 engineering professionals, this study first identifies a set of ten work‐related value dimensions relevant and important to engineers. For each of these dimensions, the relationship between the perception of unfulfilment (noncomplementarity) and commitment to the organization is then examined, along with the influence of several professional and organizational socialization variables. It was hypothesized and found, for each of the ten value dimensions, that perceived value incongruence is negatively related to organizational commitment. This relationship was strongest for technical values, collegial growth values, science values, and personal‐interaction values. It was further found that the effects of the socialization variables on this relationship were relatively unimportant. Some implications of these results are discussed.